freedom of information act commissioner in news
RSS freedom of information act commissioner in news
Sort by: Relevance | Date
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The UK's information commissioner is calling on CEOs to take the security of customer and staff information more seriously. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) received almost 24,000 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information... [11 Jul 2007]
ID cards status to be made public
News The ruling, made yesterday, supports the decision of the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, to make the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) publish details of its Gateway Reviews of the ID cards project. [04 May 2007]
Whitehall fights to keep ID card cost report secret
News The ICO considered the complaint under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act and, after reviewing a copy of the report, information commissioner Richard Thomas ruled that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public... [06 Jul 2006]
Government ordered to release secret ID card report
News Following the DWP's refusal to release the controversial report the MP complained to the data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, which considered the decision under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, even though... [09 Jun 2006]
How much does NHS IT chief Granger earn?
News This is despite guidance from the Information Commissioner, the UK's data protection watchdog, saying that expenses incurred in the course of official business and salary details of senior public officials can be released under the FoI Act without... [20 Apr 2006]
Reveal MPs' travel expenses, says info commissioner
News MPs' travel expenses must be released by the House of Commons under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, the information commissioner has ordered. But the commissioner said he does "not accept" that the requested information would contravene the... [24 Feb 2006]
Half of FoI complaints unresolved
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has resolved less than half of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act complaints it received last year. Since the FoI Act came into effect last January, the ICO said it has resolved 1,082 complaints out of... [13 Jan 2006]
UFOs and meatballs - the effect of FOI on public sector
News According to a report from the Information Commissioner's Office, in the first three months of the year 36 per cent of information requests took longer than 20 days to answer. Before this happens though it is more likely that the Information... [14 Sep 2005]
UK stops 13 fax marketers - but no spammers
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has admitted it fails to take legal steps against UK spammers while "successfully" enforcing regulations against 13 fax marketers. There have been some initiatives to encourage co-operation between the... [11 Aug 2005]
Watchdog gets more than 1,000 FoI complaints
News But information commissioner Richard Thomas said most public bodies and departments are complying with requests for information. The UK's data protection watchdog claims public bodies are adhering to the spirit of the Freedom of Information (FoI... [13 Jul 2005]
Government email deletion under scrutiny
News The Office of the Information Commissioner is investigating the Cabinet Office for deleting millions of emails days before they would be made available to the public. A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "If the emails... [23 Dec 2004]
Techies hamstrung by bosses on Freedom of Information
News Government bodies "are thinking 'the Information Commissioner won't come down too hard as long as we show we're doing something'.however feeble", she said. According to research carried out on behalf of the Scottish Information Commissioner, only... [18 Oct 2004]
PFI companies may have to be more revealing
News That was the warning made by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas as he briefed MPs in a special hearing of the constitutional affairs committee. Companies in PFI (private finance initiative) and government outsourcing contracts may have to... [12 May 2004]
Data tsar promises to break government 'culture of secrecy'
News Breaking the government's 'culture of secrecy' while protecting the privacy of UK citizens is one of the key challenges facing the new Information Commissioner as he settles into his role. He also wants to help organisations achieve compliance with... [07 Jan 2003]
Privacy campaigners declare war on Information Commission
News Jonathan Bamford, assistant commissioner at the IC, said he didn't believe the criticisms were valid. It also oversees new freedom of information legislation. The Information Commission has the job of ensuring the Data Protection Act is enforced. [26 Jul 2002]
Keep updated for stories matching freedom of information act commissioner in news via RSS
